Supreme Court Ethics Act

H.R.1705 - A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act S. 919 - A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act H.R. 7804 - Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 7198 - Prove It Act H.R. 4821 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.Res.987 - Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes H.R. 788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act H.R. 1507 - Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R.5566 - Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 926 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 300 - Settlement Agreement Information Database Act H.R. 8191 - CROWN Act H.R. 8830 - High Court Gift Ban Act H.R. 7109 - Equal Representation Act H.R. 6408 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. H.R. 8525 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024 H.R. 5535 - The Insurance Data Protection Act S.359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 S.4136 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. S.2228 - Building Chips in America Act of 2023 H.R. 8281 - SAVE Act H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S.4638 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8752 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 115 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2023 H.R. 358 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R.8784 - FREE Act H.R. 9014 - Corner Post Reversal Act S.325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act S. 1290 - Supreme Court Code of Conduct H.R. 3973/S.1908 - Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023 PN1251 - Adeel Mangi, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit PN1253 - Sarah Russell, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut PN1402 - Amir Ali, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia PN1652 - Danna Jackson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana PN1749 - Embry Kidd, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit PN1461 - Nancy Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States Circuity Judge for the Seventh Circuit PN1244 - Mustafa Kasubhai, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the district of Oregon PN1463 - Sparkle Sooknanan of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.) PN1805 - Karla Campbell of Tennessee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit PN1808 - Julia Lipez of Maine to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit PN 1649 - Michelle Williams Court of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central district of CA

Client expense: $118,468 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Farm Bill, Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number), H.J.Res. 149, H.R. 8362, H.R. 8997, H.R. 9026, H.R. 9027/S. 4690, S.4802, S.3830, H.J Res 163, S. 4753, S.4927, H.R.1705, H.R. 1507, H.R. 926, H.R. 300, H.R. 8191, H.R. 8830, S.359, H.R. 8281, H.R.8784, H.R. 9014, S.325, S. 1290, H.R. 3973/S.1908, H.R. 8790, H.R.2872, H.R.9533, S.620, S. 1553, S.2867, S. 4310, S. 3790, S. 4431, S. 4432,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 H. Res. 314 - Territorial Incorporation Doctrine Support for authorizing new federal judgeships. Issues regarding diversity jurisdiction - treating unincorporated and incorporated entities the same to determine if diversity jurisdiction exists. Judicial Security - efforts to expand judicial security protection to Administrative Law Judges Support the original intent of H.R.9278 to extend the current deadline for millions of existing small businesses to file their initial beneficial ownership reports required under the Corporate Transparency Act for one year to January 1, 2026. Oppose efforts by Congress, such as the provision contained in S.4638, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, to regulate the practice of law by mandating that attorneys married to an active duty servicemembers in the armed forces be automatically admitted to practice law in the state where the servicemember has been stationed. This would undermine the longstanding principle and doctrine supported by the ABA which believes state supreme courts have the power of licensure. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Model Rules of Representative Conduct developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that, if adopted by individual federal agencies, would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings before those agencies. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 H. Res. 314 - Territorial Incorporation Doctrine Support for authorizing new federal judgeships. Issues regarding diversity jurisdiction - treating unincorporated and incorporated entities the same to determine if diversity jurisdiction exists. Judicial Security - efforts to expand judicial security protection to Administrative Law Judges Funding for Tribal Court Systems - Seeking additional funding in response to Supreme Court decision conferring jurisdiction on tribal courts for crimes committed on tribal lands. Support for permanently establishing within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. H.R. 8818, the American Privacy Rights Act Proposed federal laws/regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Opposed federal efforts that would seek to undermine the attorney-client privilege, work product protections, and the preservation of client confidentiality, such as by regulating attorneys as financial institutions. Oppose efforts by Congress, such as the provision contained in S.4638, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, to regulate the practice of law by mandating that attorneys married to an active duty servicemembers in the armed forces be automatically admitted to practice law in the state where the servicemember has been stationed. This would undermine the longstanding principle and doctrine supported by the ABA which believes state supreme courts have the power of licensure. General communications about the lawyer regulatory and disciplinary process. Communications regarding the Family First Prevention Services Act and implementation in state and local child welfare systems. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

Bright Lines Project, Disclosure of deepfakes in campaign ads (HR5586, S3875), ETHICS Act (HR2678, S1171), Supreme Court Biannual Appointments and Term Limits Act (S3096), AI Transparency in Elections Act (S3875), Deepfake regulation legislation (S1596, S2770, S3875), SAVE Act (HR2584), Supreme Court Biennial Ethics and Term Limits (HR4423, S3096), Gift, Accountability, Reporting and Disclosure Act (GARD Act), Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act (S 3897), Supreme Court Ethics Act (HR 927, S 325), HR 8281. open government and FOIA reform, Transparency in Government Act, FOIA reform.

Client expense: $73,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 H. Res. 314 - Territorial Incorporation Doctrine Support for authorizing new federal judgeships. Issues regarding diversity jurisdiction - treating unincorporated and incorporated entities the same to determine if diversity jurisdiction exists. Support for permanently establishing/forming within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. General communication about the lawyer regulatory and disciplinary process. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 Support for authorizing new and filling existing vacant federal judgeships. Issues regarding diversity jurisdiction - to treat unincorporated and incorporated entities the same. H.Res.314 - to end the territorial incorporation doctrine. Activity in support of expanding measures to address judicial security. Support for permanently establishing/forming within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Comments on the proposed rule change on Foster Care Legal Representation, published on September 27, 2023 (88 FR 66769). T Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

Inclusive Democracy Act (S. 3423/H.R. 6643) guarantees the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense; Youth Voting Rights Act (S. 2985/H.R. 5293) expands youth access to voting; Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Initiatives Act (H.R. 6471) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections; Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act (S. 3173) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by publicly traded corporations; Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (S. 359/H.R. 926) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325/H.R. 927) amends title 28, provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Support Our Election Workers Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3436) directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 1908/H.R. 3973) establishes judicial ethics; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; REAL Political Ads Act (S. 1596/H.R. 3044) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5048) protects our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (H.R. 5294) removes barriers to the ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Stop Scam PACs Act (H.R. 6894) on scam PACs amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the misrepresentation of actions on behalf of candidates, political parties, and political committees and organizations; SCAM PAC Act (H.R. 6893) prohibits the disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over the operations of political committees; Jumpstarting Accountability Relating to Ethical Disclosures Act (H.R. TBD); Stopping Hidden Interests and Non-disclosure in Elections (SHINE) Act (H.R. TBD); Protecting Americans Contributions from Scams and Fraudulent Entreaties Act (S. TBD); Redistricting Transparency Act (H.R. TBD); National Voter Registration Act (S. TBD); Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (S. TBD/H.R. TBD) - an omnibus anti-corruption act); scam PACS; funding for election administration; state implementation of ECRA; updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading; voting rights for unhoused voters; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections, and addressing the use of AI in election administration; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; banning foreign spending on state and local ballot initiatives; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; FEC reform; and protecting election workers.

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 Support for authorizing new and filling existing vacant federal judgeships. Legislation regarding diversity jurisdiction - to treat unincorporated and incorporated entities the same. H.Res.314 - to end the territorial incorporation doctrine. S. Res. 333, a resolution to designate 2024 as the Year of Democracy. Support for permanently establishing/forming within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

Ban congressional stock trading (S 2463/S 1171/HR 1679/HR 2678), consensus bill, Preserve the Office of Congressional Ethics, Transparency in Government Act, FOIA reform, ARTICLE One Act (HR 3988/S 1912), Ban congressional stock trading (HR 1679/HR 2678/S 1171/S 2463), Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (HR 3973/S 1908), National Security and Reforms Accountability Act, Protect Our Democracy Act (PODA), Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S 1908/HR 3973), Real Political Ads Act (HR3044, S1596), Supreme Court Ethics Act (HR927, S325)

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Ban congressional stock trading (HR2678, S1171, HR3003, HR1679, STOCK Act 2.0), Judiciary Act of 2023, Restructure the Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court Ethics Act (HR 927, S 325), No stock transactions on federal property (HR2383), Preserve the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), Freedom of Information Act improvements.

Client expense: $72,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (S. 359/H.R. 926) amends title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325/H.R. 927) amends title 28, provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals; TRUST in Congress Act (H.R. 345) requires Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes; DISCLOSE Act (S. 512/H.R. 1118) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (S. 1487/H.R. 3130) enhances protections for election records; Support Our Election Workers Act (S. 1609/H.R. 3436) directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes; Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 1908/H.R. 3973) establishes judicial ethics; Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1677/H.R. 4987) secures the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; REAL Political Ads Act (S. 1596/H.R. 3044) amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes; Election Worker Protection Act (S. 1318) provides enhanced protections for election workers; Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5048) protects our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R. 11) expands Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14) amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes; Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act (S. 1171/H.R. 2678) amends chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes; Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act (S. 2770) prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes; Preventing Election Subversion Act (S. 2575) amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide increased protections for election workers and voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (H.R. 5294) removes barriers to the ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 2270/H.R. 3642) establishes and maintains a database within each agency for executive branch ethics records of noncareer appointees; Stop Scam PACs Act (H.R. TBD) on scam PACs; SCAM PAC Act (H.R. TBD) on scam PACs; Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (S. TBD/H.R. TBD) - an omnibus anti-corruption act); voting rights for unhoused voters; AI and elections including disclaimers for AI generated political ads, prohibiting deceptive AI-generated political communications, regulating AI-powered bots in campaigns, enhancing the FECs authority to address AIs usage in elections; creating a Senate OCE, Supreme Court ethics reform and strengthening the House OCEs ability to conduct independent ethics investigations; redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination; prohibiting assistance to foreign nationals making illegal contributions; limiting foreign influenced corporations spending on elections; mandatory disgorgement of illegal contributions; oversight of Bureau of Prisons policies for allowing incarcerated individuals to vote; FEC reform; and protecting election workers.

Ban congressional stock trading (S 2463/S 1171/HR 1679/HR 2678), consensus bill, Preserve the Office of Congressional Ethics, Transparency in Government Act, FOIA reform, ARTICLE One Act (HR 3988/S 1912), Ban congressional stock trading (HR 1679/HR 2678/S 1171/S 2463), Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (HR 3973/S 1908), National Security and Reforms Accountability Act, Protect Our Democracy Act (PODA), Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S 1908/HR 3973), Real Political Ads Act (HR3044, S1596), Supreme Court Ethics Act (HR927, S325)

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 Support for authorizing new and filling existing vacant federal judgeships. Legislation regarding diversity jurisdiction - to treat unincorporated and incorporated entities the same. H.Res.314 - to end the territorial incorporation doctrine. Support for permanently establishing/forming within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Support increasing administrative law judge independence through establishing a code of ethics for them along with merit-based hiring practices and an independent decision making body. Proposed federal laws/ regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property, in addition to how these issues could impact the legal profession, such as undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and access to justice, as well as questions related to the federal courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.

Ban congressional stock trading (HR2678, S1171, HR3003, HR1679, STOCK Act 2.0), Judiciary Act of 2023, Restructure the Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court Ethics Act (HR 927, S 325), No stock transactions on federal property (HR2383), Preserve the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), Freedom of Information Act improvements.

Client expense: $72,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 927, S. 325 - Supreme Court Ethics Act H.R. 926, S. 359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 Support for authorizing new and filling existing vacant federal judgeships. Legislation regarding diversity jurisdiction - to treat unincorporated and incorporated entities the same. Support for introduction of resolution to end the territorial incorporation doctrine. H.R. 1360 - the American Cybersecurity Literacy Act Support for permanently establishing/forming within the Department of Justice, the Office for Access to Justice. Comments regarding a proposed rule change allowing Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes. Support increasing administrative law judge independence through establishing a code of ethics for them along with merit-based hiring practices and an independent decision making body. Support for measures related to ensuring that any covered entities under a federal cybersecurity, data security and/or digital privacy statute include clearly stated obligations and/or duties; New federal laws/ regulations should protect, not undermine, the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine, and state supreme courts longstanding authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession; Include provisions that protect intellectual property rights; Ensure that developers, integrators, suppliers, and operators (Developers) of A.I. systems and capabilities should ensure that their products, services, systems, and capabilities are subject to human authority, oversight, and control. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information. Draft Model Rules of Representative Conduct to be developed by an Administrative Conference of the United States working group that would regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings. Administrative Conference of the United States study on Regulation of Representatives in Agency Proceedings to explore how federal agencies regulate the conduct of attorneys and non-attorneys who represent parties and other interested persons in administrative adjudicative proceedings, and related best practices for federal agencies. Proposed Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel legal opinion further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations. Revised Department of Justice ethics guidance (Representations Before the Government) further clarifying the ability of government attorneys and other employees to participate more fully in outside organizations, including legal professional associations.